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no, it's at the safeway at 4th street and one at clement and 7th, safeway and one i believe at the marina safeway. >> are they being used? >> yes, they are. >> they are kind of limited, again, if someone comes up with a shopping cart it kind of shuts it down, but for the family or for folks, that is kind of the small-scale solution. that if we get the prices of those down, they are a little expensive at the moment. that could provide convenience in a lot of neighborhoods. and then you would need that distribution system to collect it. i think we do have some solutions. >> director dick-endrizzi? >> just to make sure that commissioner ortiz-cartagena, if the supermarket isn't there and then the small businesses in that half-mile radiuss, they are not required to participate in the program. it's just when the supermarket is established, then those businesses are required to participate. does that make sense? >> that makes sense. >> any other commissioner questions before we go to public comment? okay. let's open this up to public comment. members of the public, public comment is limited to
no, it's at the safeway at 4th street and one at clement and 7th, safeway and one i believe at the marina safeway. >> are they being used? >> yes, they are. >> they are kind of limited, again, if someone comes up with a shopping cart it kind of shuts it down, but for the family or for folks, that is kind of the small-scale solution. that if we get the prices of those down, they are a little expensive at the moment. that could provide convenience in a lot of neighborhoods. and...
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be -- little advertisement -- we're going to be demonstrating that capability at our display at the marina green so if you'd like to come see that, that's available. >> any final questions? i'd like to thank our panelists very much. as rob mentioned earlier, the exercise series we have put on and started 3 years ago has really become, for the department of emergency management and we hope for the military, this foundational piece of the fleet week humanitarian exchange. it's been a wonderful way for us to work together on some of these common issues and figure out how our agencies are all going to integrate. i think the time and effort that has been expended by both the military planners and also the civilian planners is definitely going to be bearing fruit in years to come when something happens. i know we are quite a bit ahead of time, you are going to have a 20-minute break from now and then our next speaker will come up at that point. thank you again. he heads the baur row of medicine for the navy. i lacked at his bay oh in the program, educated in georgia and he's had a great career i
be -- little advertisement -- we're going to be demonstrating that capability at our display at the marina green so if you'd like to come see that, that's available. >> any final questions? i'd like to thank our panelists very much. as rob mentioned earlier, the exercise series we have put on and started 3 years ago has really become, for the department of emergency management and we hope for the military, this foundational piece of the fleet week humanitarian exchange. it's been a...
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foothill boulevard from moraga down through san leandro to marina boulevard wet now this is all heading for the heart of the bay, peninsula, bay store shore, san mateo bridge, all be wet within 15 to 20 minutes. there's that other look, cotati from old redwood highway down adobe road into ollie street and petaluma boulevard -- better radar returns -- won't last lone just enough to make minimal ponding on the roads. all of us in the low to upper 40s,/aln half moon bay 50, right now san francisco and oakland 48. light to moderate showers today, brief break tomorrow, wet weather friday, saturday. today warm front came through yesterday brought the large long duration rain cold front came through potential for a couple of thunderstorms still is out of this system on the back side of it, there's a lot dry air to our north and west, today scattered showers through the morning into the evening hours once we get to midnight and beyond, gets clear, fog going to form again tonight, cooler tomorrow morning, increasing high clouds tomorrow through friday morning waves of light rain friday afternoo
foothill boulevard from moraga down through san leandro to marina boulevard wet now this is all heading for the heart of the bay, peninsula, bay store shore, san mateo bridge, all be wet within 15 to 20 minutes. there's that other look, cotati from old redwood highway down adobe road into ollie street and petaluma boulevard -- better radar returns -- won't last lone just enough to make minimal ponding on the roads. all of us in the low to upper 40s,/aln half moon bay 50, right now san...
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thanks. >> thanks, marina. [applause] >> alley, i'd like to ask you in the last few years, those of us who write about iranian sanctions policy have heard a lot about the increasing power and ubiquity of the islamic revolutionary guard corps. hillary clinton a couple years ago said iran was edging close league to be in the military to peter should. i wonder when marina talks about this long history of abuse of political prisoners by the agents of that abuse had changed over this 20, 30 year span and whether the increased role has an impact on the human rights landscape. is the power of military know me making matters worse? >> thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. and thanks to ftd for arranging a panel discussion about human rights. it's rather interesting that in the city in washington d.c., most panels about iran are about the nuclear program. that is almost nothing that the human rights program. the iranian audience in the reading public because it means you care about your own security. you care about
thanks. >> thanks, marina. [applause] >> alley, i'd like to ask you in the last few years, those of us who write about iranian sanctions policy have heard a lot about the increasing power and ubiquity of the islamic revolutionary guard corps. hillary clinton a couple years ago said iran was edging close league to be in the military to peter should. i wonder when marina talks about this long history of abuse of political prisoners by the agents of that abuse had changed over this 20,...
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in san francisco it is backing a traffic all of doyle drive to marina boulevard. this is affecting the traffic on city streets in san francisco. sadly, this is not the only hot spot that we have been dealing with. >> san francisco has been jammed due to flooding at paul ave. flooding is still time of traffic on 580. this is nearly to the 230 interchange. i will show you both overall traffic on the maps. 80 was on has been over a hour and 20 minutes for the drive time. slow going all the way down from the martinez. the mimic freeway has been having the southbound direction and the san mateo bridge has been looking at 25 minute drive times. 101 as the slowest commute that i remember from the coyote valley. >> 85 has begun to clear up just a little bit but the peninsula is still slow from mountain view all the way to redwood city. again, ran counter is a big problem. we are starting to see traffic coming through in the southbound direction. this is no indication that it has been completely cleared. >> we start with our storm tracker 4 on this wednesday morning. i do
in san francisco it is backing a traffic all of doyle drive to marina boulevard. this is affecting the traffic on city streets in san francisco. sadly, this is not the only hot spot that we have been dealing with. >> san francisco has been jammed due to flooding at paul ave. flooding is still time of traffic on 580. this is nearly to the 230 interchange. i will show you both overall traffic on the maps. 80 was on has been over a hour and 20 minutes for the drive time. slow going all the...
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at 10, service will begin at the marina green post office on buchanan street. at 11 they'll be accepting mail at macy's in union square. then at noon the s-f-o airport post office will open for business. >> let's take a quick look outside this morning. the san mateo bridge it is a beautiful morning. janu? >> this is a view from our mount tam cam the wind speeds are pretty high. expecting plenty of sunshine for the morning and afternoon secure still dealing h santa rosa, concord with 40's and 50's. i45 and redwood city. 68 in oakland, 64 in san bruno. and for the north bay, upper 60s with 69 degrees in santa rosa. 69 in novato and the 69 in downtown san francisco. if you're going to go to the 49ers game? kickoff = 1: 05 even your forecast involving showers toward the end of this workweek. >> police in irving texas are investigating a deadly crash involving two dallas cowboys football players. police say that defensive tackle josh brent, seen here in this mugshot, was drunk and speeding when he hit with a curb early saturday morning. the crash caused his vehicle
at 10, service will begin at the marina green post office on buchanan street. at 11 they'll be accepting mail at macy's in union square. then at noon the s-f-o airport post office will open for business. >> let's take a quick look outside this morning. the san mateo bridge it is a beautiful morning. janu? >> this is a view from our mount tam cam the wind speeds are pretty high. expecting plenty of sunshine for the morning and afternoon secure still dealing h santa rosa, concord with...
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wait for the microphone. >> this question is for marina - how did you gain your freedom? >> it is a very long story and i have written two books about i am afraid i will not sit here and tell you but i was in prison for two years and during that time, i was tortured and i can close to execution and i was forced to marry one of my interrogators who was a member of the revolutionary guard and he threatened me that if he did not, he would arrest my mom and dad. i did that for my family. i'm from a christian family and he forced me to convert to islam i had lost my freedom, my family, my name, religion, dignity, everything was lost. i found out this man used to be a political prisoner during the time of the shah and when the tables turned, he became an interrogator and torture were within the system. after he was assassinated, his family were good people, they intervened and they've government officials and got me out of jail. they would not give a passport for six years but i got help from other places and i had to pay a huge sum of money to the iranian government and i have
wait for the microphone. >> this question is for marina - how did you gain your freedom? >> it is a very long story and i have written two books about i am afraid i will not sit here and tell you but i was in prison for two years and during that time, i was tortured and i can close to execution and i was forced to marry one of my interrogators who was a member of the revolutionary guard and he threatened me that if he did not, he would arrest my mom and dad. i did that for my...
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right over the marina and stretching toward north beach. >>> also coming up next on mornings on 2 a tragic story we've been following since 4:30 this morning. a bicyclist shot and killed on the street streets of berkeley overnight. what we learned an hour ago. >>> plus you heard steve we have another stormy morning. these are live pictures. be careful driving. we'll tell you what you need to know before you head out.
right over the marina and stretching toward north beach. >>> also coming up next on mornings on 2 a tragic story we've been following since 4:30 this morning. a bicyclist shot and killed on the street streets of berkeley overnight. what we learned an hour ago. >>> plus you heard steve we have another stormy morning. these are live pictures. be careful driving. we'll tell you what you need to know before you head out.
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heard from nicole she is in the marie that -- marina, burr it's cold out there. cloudy skies. maybe a little bit of light rain. this system is more show than go. not very warm today. under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. if there is any rain it will be close to the coast. pam. >> thank you, steve. >>> time now is coming up on 5:30. getting guns off the street. the bay area cities hoping for weapons that can be turned in for cash. >>> u.n. ambassador susan rice says she is out of the running for secretary state. the person that is now at the top of that list. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no. we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation has it made. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver only from at&t u-verse. get u-verse tv for $29 a month for six months. rethink possible. >>> good morning, to you. welcome back. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. friday, december 14th i'm dave clark. >> guilt >> goo
heard from nicole she is in the marie that -- marina, burr it's cold out there. cloudy skies. maybe a little bit of light rain. this system is more show than go. not very warm today. under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. if there is any rain it will be close to the coast. pam. >> thank you, steve. >>> time now is coming up on 5:30. getting guns off the street. the bay area cities hoping for weapons that can be turned in for cash. >>> u.n. ambassador susan rice says she is...
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very heavy rain, southern marin, sausalito, tiburon, the marina district was slammed. the ban is moving also into the danville hills, you can see the heavier amounts are in the yellow and red. still no steady rain. a little bit there on the richmond side, but north san rafael, napa county, things are really starting to calm down. vallejo you can see the line there. bill tweety, .30. crockett, about the same, more towards rodeo, a pocket of rain near richmond. to the east bay, things are moving south, concord, walnut creek, san ramon, blackhawk, you can see 580, livermore, pleasanton, dublin, fremont getting pretty good rain as well. to the peninsula, san mateo had really heavy rain. so did woodside. it looks like it is over stanford. right there and then back to san jose and also in the santa cruz mountains. sunnyvale had heavy rain for a while. cupertino. highway 17, things are picking um. boulder creek ben lomond, things are thicking up. are picking up. you can see there's some drying taking place and things like like they've ended on the north coast. for us us, this
very heavy rain, southern marin, sausalito, tiburon, the marina district was slammed. the ban is moving also into the danville hills, you can see the heavier amounts are in the yellow and red. still no steady rain. a little bit there on the richmond side, but north san rafael, napa county, things are really starting to calm down. vallejo you can see the line there. bill tweety, .30. crockett, about the same, more towards rodeo, a pocket of rain near richmond. to the east bay, things are moving...
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going to say at this point, mill valley, tiburon, sausalito, and now over parts of san francisco, the marina area, the sunset richmond district, perhaps a few scattered showers falling on your rooftop as well. as i slide down to over south san francisco, half moon bay, san mateo still try at the moment. this will be on and off through the morning hours. and then it will turn to a steady, moderate to heavy rain at times for your afternoon. the wind will also be picking up along with the front and some active weather, a possibility with the storm thunderstorms definitely will be an issue if we get through the afternoon. you may see an isolated thunderstorm or two, i should say. your forecast here, anywhere from .50 to 1 inch for the north bay. .25 to 1 for the south bay. ant inch expected for the santa cruz mountains. not as much rain as we saw on sunday. it will be gusty at times and the ground is so satch sea uted, 2 won't -- is so saturated, it won't take a lot to topple trees. morning showers linnering erging through wednesday -- lingering through wednesday. i will be tracking the models f
going to say at this point, mill valley, tiburon, sausalito, and now over parts of san francisco, the marina area, the sunset richmond district, perhaps a few scattered showers falling on your rooftop as well. as i slide down to over south san francisco, half moon bay, san mateo still try at the moment. this will be on and off through the morning hours. and then it will turn to a steady, moderate to heavy rain at times for your afternoon. the wind will also be picking up along with the front...
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activity over the past few minutes, developing, around the marina. just approaching over the next few minutes, up in the north bay, scattered about parts of sonoma, marin and out toward the richmond san rafael bridge. this activity beginning to scoot out to the south and east of richmond. as far as current numbers its cool, mainly in the 40s to 50s. santa rosa 39, concord 44. this morning some cool showers, temperatures mainly in the 40s into the afternoon hours, sun cloud mix and a fairly good bet of shower activity, especially into the early portion of the afternoon. yesterday of course we had all the moderate to heavy rain. today we have this. we have the cold part of the storm, the speckled clouds, you can see off shore. that is the cool unstable air. that will be the source of more half activity for this morning and possibly in to the early portion of the afternoon. a winter storm warning in place for the sierra again until 11:00 this evening. snow fall today about four to eight inches and now levels above 3500 feet. great news for the skiers, i
activity over the past few minutes, developing, around the marina. just approaching over the next few minutes, up in the north bay, scattered about parts of sonoma, marin and out toward the richmond san rafael bridge. this activity beginning to scoot out to the south and east of richmond. as far as current numbers its cool, mainly in the 40s to 50s. santa rosa 39, concord 44. this morning some cool showers, temperatures mainly in the 40s into the afternoon hours, sun cloud mix and a fairly good...
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sources tell ktvu that a buyer has been found for the docktown marina. this comes after tenants after nearby pete's harbor were given a january eviction date. people who live there, say 120 people will be forced to relocate. they say many people who live on their boats are on a fixed income and cannot afford to move. >>> 7:25. sal, can you use your traffic magic to help the folks on highway 24. >> i'm trying to. one of the tricks is to tell you about trouble spots on the way. 24 is not bad between walnut creek and oakland. you will see some slowing but we've not had any major problems. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's still pretty thick backed up all the way out to the macarthur maze. there will be a day, maybe friday and possibly tomorrow when you are gonna start seeing traffic start getting lighter as we get close to christmas. some people start taking time off. i think friday might be the day for sure. northbound 101 traffic here looks okay in san jose as you drive to 280, you will see some slowing there getting up to highway 17. some commut
sources tell ktvu that a buyer has been found for the docktown marina. this comes after tenants after nearby pete's harbor were given a january eviction date. people who live there, say 120 people will be forced to relocate. they say many people who live on their boats are on a fixed income and cannot afford to move. >>> 7:25. sal, can you use your traffic magic to help the folks on highway 24. >> i'm trying to. one of the tricks is to tell you about trouble spots on the way. 24...
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if we get in closer, picking up a pretty good cell over the marina. if you are in this area, perhaps just on the south side of the golden gate, you are dealing with some light to moderate rain. and meanwhile, along the peninsula, just a few hit or miss showers. redwood city, over into palo alto, woodside, and some light rain for you, the south bay continuing, light to moderate rain. for your area. and santa claraa, san jose, highway 101, 880, the roads still very slick out there and haven't been able to dry out with the rain that moved through earlier this morning. into the east bay. livermore, light rain. fremont, but here again, it is that line. and we continue to see it shift. south and east. with each passing hour. and into the sierra, we have the winter storm warning that will continue through tomorrow night. and the snow levels ride about 5,000 feet and i-80 as well as highway 50. and it is a very hectic drive if you're getting up that way, you heard mike just say, they may have shut down the highway. will be checking on this for you. expect the
if we get in closer, picking up a pretty good cell over the marina. if you are in this area, perhaps just on the south side of the golden gate, you are dealing with some light to moderate rain. and meanwhile, along the peninsula, just a few hit or miss showers. redwood city, over into palo alto, woodside, and some light rain for you, the south bay continuing, light to moderate rain. for your area. and santa claraa, san jose, highway 101, 880, the roads still very slick out there and haven't...
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san francisco over in areas of the marina in the bay view strict and down across the airport. some light to moderate rain falling and the san mateo bridge. being hammered at this time. with the gusty conditions and very wet conditions and low visibility into the east bay. we have some light to moderate rain and that cell, i showed you a moment ago. will be shifting in your year . >> this is over maroga and you will feel it coming down. wind howling in some cases. >> 20 miles an hour. and these are sustained wind. they are stronger than that. and napa was stronger than that. and half moon because, i shared with you, the gusts were five to 10 miles an hour above that. >> one to 2 inches of rain expected and two to four with the mountains >> wind advisory, for the rest of bay area will last until 2:00 and one for the north bay. >> it is moderate at times and really coming down over the north bay. this is shifting by 11:00. it is now into napa. and santa rosa. and we have noontime. >> 80s. going to be a treacherous light. and be prepared for this. >> avoid this hour, if you can. >
san francisco over in areas of the marina in the bay view strict and down across the airport. some light to moderate rain falling and the san mateo bridge. being hammered at this time. with the gusty conditions and very wet conditions and low visibility into the east bay. we have some light to moderate rain and that cell, i showed you a moment ago. will be shifting in your year . >> this is over maroga and you will feel it coming down. wind howling in some cases. >> 20 miles an...
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she was able to raise three children by herself and have a successful career serving the people of marina and sonoma counties. she's been a tireless voice for family-friendly policies, for protecting the coastline of northern california and for bringing our troops home and ending the misguided wars in iraq and afghanistan. lynn was a leader of the congressional progressive caucus and i call her the mom of the caucus. and her passionate voice on progressive issues, she will be missed. her leadership will be missed and it will be a great vacuum for us to fill in the future. bob filner had a years' long odyssey for filipino veterans who fought along u.s. troops in world war ii but were denied benefits through their service. so the war -- the united states congress broke its promise it had made to these veterans and for decades to follow, they struggled to secure fair treatment, similar to that afforded to the men who fought alongside them. as chairman of veterans' affairs committee, bob filner was in the middle of this fight. i wish him well as he moves on to a new phase to his service to th
she was able to raise three children by herself and have a successful career serving the people of marina and sonoma counties. she's been a tireless voice for family-friendly policies, for protecting the coastline of northern california and for bringing our troops home and ending the misguided wars in iraq and afghanistan. lynn was a leader of the congressional progressive caucus and i call her the mom of the caucus. and her passionate voice on progressive issues, she will be missed. her...
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yesterday, coast guard officers from almeda to marina del ray honored his memory. >> we're a lot smaller than the new york police department. so when someone dies, it's affected by the whole service. >> the two suspects are being held without pail -- bail. they will be back in court december 17th. >>> there is a new photo being released of george zimmerman from florida, taken the night he shot and killed trayvon martin. zimmerman's defense team released this photo showing zimmerman with a super bowlen -- swollen nose and a bloody face. an attorney for martin's family said this adds nothing new to the case. the trial is due to eginn next june. >>> 8:18. a bomb in afghanistan has killed two nato troops. the nato-led alliance said it happened yesterday in southern afghanistan. it did not give details on the exact location off the identities of those who died. there have been at least 384 service members killed in afghanistan so far this year. most of them were americans. >>> a military appeals court has removed the judge in the fort hood shooting case. the u.s. court of appeals for the arme
yesterday, coast guard officers from almeda to marina del ray honored his memory. >> we're a lot smaller than the new york police department. so when someone dies, it's affected by the whole service. >> the two suspects are being held without pail -- bail. they will be back in court december 17th. >>> there is a new photo being released of george zimmerman from florida, taken the night he shot and killed trayvon martin. zimmerman's defense team released this photo showing...
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Dec 21, 2012
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along the marina, the sunset direct. it's hit or miss across the east bay. crockett you are in a bit of a dry spot. martinez, fairfield. it's shifting south, going slower than the models had predicted but eventually this is going to move out and we'll see scattered showers. more rain in storm for the weekend. winds picking up quite a bit in some spots. anywhere from 10 to 20 miles an hour. allie rasmus says it's still dry there at least for the time being. gifts picking up to 30 to 40 miles an hour. mt. diablo reporting near 50. it's gusting why out there and the wet weather is coming if you haven't felt it just yet into the sierra. we're seeing some light snow fall over i-80 right over blue canyon. there is a winter storm warning that starts later this morning. this has been delayed as well. it will last into sunday night. if you are going to be doing any type of travel, be prepared for this. if you are going north, snow levels are down to about 500 feet this morning and then will rise throughout parts of the weekend. the wind advisory until 10:00 for san f
along the marina, the sunset direct. it's hit or miss across the east bay. crockett you are in a bit of a dry spot. martinez, fairfield. it's shifting south, going slower than the models had predicted but eventually this is going to move out and we'll see scattered showers. more rain in storm for the weekend. winds picking up quite a bit in some spots. anywhere from 10 to 20 miles an hour. allie rasmus says it's still dry there at least for the time being. gifts picking up to 30 to 40 miles an...
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light rainfalling over the marina district. bayview, on and off so far. we shift east you can see light rain, it's through the delta, along i-80 if you have a drive into the central valley it's a wet one. light showers, the last in a series of storms is coming our way. we are going to get a break for the afternoon. rain will start again tonight with the heaviest rain coming tomorrow morning. several inches of rain expected. more than that expected for the hills, talked about the high surf advisory, the flash flood as well as warnings for the areas, especially the north bay rivers excretion. we will watch that for you. 63 oakland. 63 redwood, mid ofo's san jose, the extended forecast, we will continue with the numbers, even a few low 60's. low to mid60's in the forecast when we get back to work on monday. sunday night we are drying out. nothing like what we have seen in recent days. >> if you want more energy efficient rights you can get them for free. just turn in your old ones. it's happening at 11:00 o'clock this morning on dublin boulevard and to be el
light rainfalling over the marina district. bayview, on and off so far. we shift east you can see light rain, it's through the delta, along i-80 if you have a drive into the central valley it's a wet one. light showers, the last in a series of storms is coming our way. we are going to get a break for the afternoon. rain will start again tonight with the heaviest rain coming tomorrow morning. several inches of rain expected. more than that expected for the hills, talked about the high surf...
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she was able to raise three children by herself and have a successful career serving the people of marina and sonoma counties. she's been a tireless voice for family-friendly policies, for protecting the coastline of northern california and for bringing our troops home and ending the misguided wars in iraq and afghanistan. lynn was a leader of the congressional progressive caucus and i call her the mom of the caucus. and her passionate voice on progressive issues, she will be missed. her leadership will be missed and it will be a great vacuum for us to fill in the future. bob filner had a years' long odyssey for filipino veterans who fought along u.s. troops in world war ii but were denied benefits through their service. so the war -- the united states congress broke its promise it had made to these veterans and for decades to follow, they struggled to secure fair treatment, similar to that afforded to the men who fought alongside them. as chairman of veterans' affairs committee, bob filner was in the middle of this fight. i wish him well as he moves on to a new phase to his service to th
she was able to raise three children by herself and have a successful career serving the people of marina and sonoma counties. she's been a tireless voice for family-friendly policies, for protecting the coastline of northern california and for bringing our troops home and ending the misguided wars in iraq and afghanistan. lynn was a leader of the congressional progressive caucus and i call her the mom of the caucus. and her passionate voice on progressive issues, she will be missed. her...